Folding berry box



June 18, 1935. H. M. EBNER FOLDING BERRY Box Filed sept. 18, 1955 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Qing/ June' 18, 1935. H. M. EBNER FOLDING BERRY BOX Filedsept. 18, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 when folded will provide a compactarticle easily Patented June 18, 1935 "UNITED sTATl.sfv PATENT p2,005,415 'FoLnNG BERRY Box j, Henry M. Ebner, Canleron.,` Wis.Application September 18, 1933, Serial No. 690.007

1 claim. (c1. 22a-"23) This invention relates to fruit'boxes especiallyadapted for berries and similar fruits and has for the primary objectthe provision of a box made from wood or any other suitable material andarranged for shipment or storage and only requiring a minimum space andwhich may be easily and quickly unfolded and set up and having aneffective means for locking the botto-m to a wallr of the box so thatthe danger of collapsing is en tirely obviated or the danger of thebottom moving upwardly or from box forming position.

With these and other objects in View this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more i fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a perspective view illustrating a box constructed in accordance rwithmy invention and showing the same in a folded position.

Figure 2 is an edge view illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view showing the walls of the box unfolded andprior to positioning of the bottom wall in box forming position.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the bottom locked in position tocomplete the box.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional viewtaken on the line 5-5 showingthe slot in one of the walls of the box to receive the tongue of thebody.

Figure' is a fragmentary sectional view showing the tongue positionedfor insertion in the slot. l

Figure 7 is a sectional View taken on the line 'I-1 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a sectional. view takenon the line 8-8 kof Figure 4.

Figure 9 is a sectional View taken on the line 9-3 of Figure 8. i

' Figure l0 is a sectional view taken on thefline lill0 of Figure 8.

Figure 1l is a fragmentary perspective view showing a portion of thebottom of the box carryingy the locking tongue. y

Figure l2 is a top plan view illustrating the box in set up position. f

Figure 13 is a plan view illustrating the bottom of the body.

Figure 14 is a plan view illustrating a blank from which the walls ofthe box are constructed.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the nu` voverlapped relation whenin box formation to for the purpose and is especially adapted forberries and like fruit. The side walls of the box are constructed from ablank 2, as shown in Fig. 14. The blank is provided with weakenedportions 3 providing five panels capable of hing- 5 ing relative to eachother by the weakened portions 3. The panels when set up in boxformation provide the sides to the box and a pair of the end panels ofthe lblank are arranged in form one wall of the box of double thickness,as clearly shown in Figures 6 and 12. One-of the end panels isprovidedwith an elongated slot 4 and also an arcuately curved cutoutportion 5 communicative with the slot 4 intermediate the ends of vsaidslot. The panel carrying the slot 4 is arranged innermost of the boxwhen the blank 2 is in boxforming position. The end panelsV of the blankwhen folded forming the y walls of the box are stapled or otherwisesecured together, as shown at 6.

A bottom 1 is provided for the box and is provided with a weakenedportion '8. The weakened portion 8 forms an attaching portion 9 adaptedto be stapled or otherwise secured to one of the sidewalls of the boxthat is, to the side wall opposite to the side wall having the slot 4.The bottom 1 thus connected to the. respective walls of the box may bepositioned, as shown in Figure 1, when the walls are collapsed so thatthe article will require only a minimum space when in a knocked downposition. The free end of the bottom 1 is cut away to form a tongue I0and an anchoring flange Il. The flange Il lies between the major portionof the bottom 1" 35 and the tongue I0 and between the tongue lll andtheflange Il is a weakened line portion l2 f to permit the tongue to hingeon theflange. f

The slot 4 and the cutaway portion 5 form shoulf f ders I3 so that whenthe tongue is Yinserted through the slot 4 the locking flange :Il willbe overlain by the shoulders I3 preventing the tongue from accidentallymoving outwardly `of. the slot. The tongue thus locked in the Aslotprevents the bottom 'll from moving upwardly accidentally and therebyassures the retaining of the walls and the bottom in box formation. Thecut away portion 5 facilitates the insertion of the tongue into the slot4. One wall of the slot 4 may be flexed, asv shown in Figure 6, to 50aid in inserting the tongue in the slotQ The tongue aifter beinginserted in the slot is confined between lthe two panels constitutingone of the walls of the box-,l as shown in Figure 9, so that the tongueis entirely hidden from view 55 both from the interior and exterior ofthe box. Figures 9 and 10 clearly show the locking of the bottom in anoperative position by the shoulders I3 overlying the locking ange of thebottom.

A box constructed in accordance with the foregoing will be economical tomanufacture and practical and durable in use and when collapsed willonly require a minimum space so as to facilitate storage or shipment.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of `myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed. Y A

Having described the inventionI claim:

A box comprising foldable side walls and one of said walls includinginner and outer permanently connected panels, said inner panel having aslot and a cut away portion communicative with said slot to form spacedshoulders lying above the lower wall of the slot, a bottom hinged to oneof the walls, a locking ange on the bottom, and a tongue hinged to thelocking ange and adapted to be positioned between the panels by way ofthe slot and cutaway portion and the latter permitting the tongue toenter freely into the slot to bring the locking flange to underlie theshoulders for preventing accidental movement of the tongue out of saidslot.

HENRY M. EBNER.

